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Reporter at Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener

 Waterloo Region
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Tamsin McMahon always sought out new adventures and challenges therecord.com/life/waterloo-… via @wr_record

Tamsin McMahon always sought out new adventures and challenges

Tamsin McMahon, formerly of Waterloo; Born: Dec. 4, 1977, in Montreal; Died: March 13, 2026, of cancer.

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A young car enthusiast who could not resist the lure of a stick-shift BMW is lucky his joyride didn’t have “disastrous consequences,” Kitchener court was told. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Laurier student’s joyride in stick-shift BMW could have been ‘disastrous’

Judge hands him a six-month driving ban on Highway Traffic Act charge

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A man with a nine-page criminal record says he was high on drugs when he stole a ceremonial gong from the WRHN @ Midtown cancer centre in Kitchener. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Man feels ‘sick’ about stealing ceremonial gong from Kitchener cancer centre

“The value of the gong, financially speaking, is probably not that much, but its symbolic and emotional value is enormous,” judge says

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A driver who killed a woman in a two-car crash on a Waterloo Region rural road has been sentenced to 42 months in prison. therecord.com/news/crime/wil…

Driver who killed woman, 76, in Waterloo Region crash sentenced to 42 months

Kitchener driver was travelling 55 km/h over the speed limit in crash near Wellesley

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Man assaulted his 90-year-old grandfather, Kitchener court told therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Man assaulted his 90-year-old grandfather, Kitchener court told

He also showed up unannounced at his ex-girlfriend’s workplace and told her, “I hope you burn in hell.”

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What happened after I shared my immigration story therecord.com/news/waterloo-… via @wr_record

What happened after I shared my immigration story

My work permit has expired, but I’m still here, still reporting. I applied for a work permit extension before it expired, and the overwhelming support from readers became a part of my application.

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A woman who fled from an abusive partner stored a handgun and a rifle in her room at Anselma House, an emergency shelter in Kitchener, court was told Thursday. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Abused woman stored 2 guns in room at Kitchener emergency shelter

She brought the unloaded handgun and rifle after fleeing from an apartment where she had lived with a man who abused her

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A man whose handgun went off after he was attacked in a Waterloo teahouse has been sentenced to time served. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

No more jail time for man whose handgun went off in Waterloo teahouse

Bullet grazed a bystander’s pant leg and almost struck two other people.

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Panel to decide whether Kitchener justice of the peace engaged in judicial misconduct therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Panel to decide whether Kitchener justice of the peace engaged in judicial misconduct

James Ziegler was acquitted last year of forcible confinement and criminal harassment of a female justice of the peace.

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A young man with a G2 licence, who was caught driving with slightly more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, dodged a criminal record in Kitchener court. therecord.com/news/crime/kit…

Young drunk driver dodges criminal record in Kitchener court

Crown accepts guilty pleas to Highway Traffic Act charges

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Pure luck no one killed in 2024 Waterloo teahouse shooting: Crown therecord.com/news/crime/wat…

Pure luck no one killed in 2024 Waterloo teahouse shooting: Crown

Handgun went off accidentally during struggle; brother of man who owned it was shot dead in 2019, court told

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A driver with 3.5 times the legal blood-alcohol level lost consciousness in a live lane of traffic, court was told. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Waterloo driver drank himself unconscious, court told

A man arrested in a live lane of traffic with his engine running had 3.5 times the legal blood-alcohol level.

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The public would have “steam coming out of their ears” if they knew court is just a revolving door for a prolific Waterloo thief, a judge said. therecord.com/news/crime/wat…

Court just a ‘revolving door’ for prolific Waterloo thief, judge says

He steals from cars, goes to jail, gets out and steals again, court told

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Wannabe bank robbers changed course, hit a Cambridge cellphone store instead therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Wannabe bank robbers changed course, hit Cambridge cellphone store

Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses getaway driver’s bid for new trial

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An auto mechanic driving a Mercedes convertible was seen drinking a beer moments after crashing into a Ford F-150 pickup truck on the expressway in Kitchener, court was told. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Mechanic drank a beer moments after crashing convertible into truck in Kitchener, court told

Judge jails Mercedes driver who badly injured two people in pickup truck

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A Cambridge girl, charged with dangerous driving causing death after an SUV struck a riding lawn mower, hugged her mother on Thursday after getting released on bail. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Cambridge girl charged in crash that killed man on riding mower hugs mom after getting bail

Police allege she was driving 191 km/h in a 50 zone; she hugged her mom after being released from custody

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A driver who took the law into his own hands on Highway 401 in Cambridge pinned some of the blame on the victim. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Motorist threatened man driving solo in carpool lane on Highway 401 in Cambridge

“Everybody was stuck in traffic and he was in a two-person lane by himself,” man tells judge.

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A woman who smuggled cocaine into Canada was sentenced to house arrest after a judge ruled her “unique medical needs” can’t be met if she is held at the prison in Kitchener. therecord.com/news/crime/kit…

Cocaine smuggler dodges trip to Kitchener prison

Her medical needs can’t be met if she is held in prison, judge says

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A stranger grabbed a woman on the street at night, robbed her at gunpoint, threatened to shoot her and pulled the trigger once after letting her go, court was told. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Man fired shot after robbing woman walking home at night in Waterloo

Judge sentences him to 8.5 years in prison for attack on international student.

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A drunk driver arrested after side swiping another car spat at police and swung a garbage can at a breath technician, Kitchener court was told. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Arrested for drunk driving, Waterloo woman swings garbage can at breath technician

Earlier, she refused to walk, so police carried her to the cruiser

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